Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Fortnite maker Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google

The Google company logo is displayed on a the side of a building.

A U.S. federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of the technology empire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/epic-games-antitrust-google-lawsuit-1.7056246?cmp=rss

Ohtani's Dodgers contract reportedly includes $680M US deferred to 2034 and beyond

A baseball player smiles.

Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million US of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-dodgers-ohtani-contract-deferrals-1.7056035?cmp=rss

Dallas woman leaves state as top Texas court rules against her abortion exception

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A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-supreme-court-abortion-ruling-1.7056218?cmp=rss

Monday, December 11, 2023

Donald Trump's re-election prospects are now a Supreme Court issue

One of the most consequential questions of the 2024 U.S. presidential election has now been turned over to the Supreme Court in a historic court filing Monday. The fundamental issue being litigated involves whether Donald Trump will be brought to trial before Americans vote in 2024.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/supreme-court-trump-analysis-1.7055837?cmp=rss

India's Supreme Court upholds decision to end Kashmir's special status

Helmeted soldiers stand while wearing camouflaged clothing and rifles across their bodies.

India's top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir's special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-kashmir-supreme-court-1.7055041?cmp=rss